The focus of this event was to look back at the events in Copenhagen and look forward to the implications for international climate policy. For this purpose, a distinguished group of experts from the policy and research community provided insights on the dynamics behind the negotiations in Copenhagen, the consequences for the public sector, and the way ahead.

Agenda and Presentations

Welcome

• Carlo Carraro, Chairman, Scientific Advisory Board of FEEM, and President, University of Venice
• Thomas Heller, Executive Director, Climate Policy Initiative

What happened in Copenhagen?

• Chair: Carlo Carraro, Chairman, Scientific Advisory Board of FEEM, and President, University of Venice
• Bo Lidegaard, Danish Prime Minister’s Sherpa
• Jos Delbeke, Director-General, DG Climate Action, European Commission
• Dennis Tirpak, Senior Fellow,World Resources Institute
• Michael Oppenheimer, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs, Princeton University

Looking forward: What next in climate policy?

• Chair: Barbara Buchner, Director Venice office, Climate Policy Initiative 
• Thomas Heller, Executive Director, Climate Policy Initiative
• Eric Beinhocker, Executive Director, Global Green Growth Institute
• Caio Koch-Weser, Vice Chairman, Deutsche Bank
• Corrado Clini, Director General, Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea